FoW FTW: Infantry Warriors Come Out To Play
October 2, 2015 by warzan
We mull over the uses of Characters otherwise known as 'Warriors' in this episode of Flames Of War FTW. They break down into three types and in this Frontstage version of the show we'll be talking Infantry Warriors.
We also have a Backstage Version of the show where we discuss the uses of both Mechanised and Vehicle Warriors in Flames Of War.
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These characters really bring something to the tabletop and let you have those legendary heroic moments you've seen in films!
Who is your favourite Warrior?
Patton is ridiculously good.
As a Soviet player the main ones seem to be Nevky and Loza (together) with lend-lease Shermans and possibly Pyl’cyn with the Shtraf Company.
I’ve not tried my Shtraf list yet but think it might be fun… or plan stupid. Always attacks, even against other AA, two massive blobs of infantry marching towards you, who can’t dig-in. Oh, and a plane for the hell of it. Massive win or massive lose, like most Soviet stuff.
If anyone knows of any other decent Soviet Warriors please do let me know.
Here is the IMDB entry for Audie Murphy, he was only 46 when he died. He was 19 when he first saw action in the war.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001559/?ref_=nv_sr_1
He won the CMOH at about 19 or 20 I think it was. Just dont ever get a tatoo list of his medals down your arm… you will run out of arm.
SABATON!!!!
Great video guys
For those interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCUuOm7yzs4
Also Audie Murphy’s song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZNeastYxEc
and Band of Brothers has a song to (sort of)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFO0Xo9TZ54
WOW that Sabaton… gotta listen to more 😀
I don’t mind special characters if both players agree in advance to allow them. I don’t think it should be a given. In tournaments, I guess it’s ok, the assumption being if you go you should expect to face the best people can muster. Imagine you are new to FoW or simply don’t play often. You got Open Fire and maybe bought a few units to fill out your army. You show up to game night and set up a game only to find out that your opponent has this mega character that lets him kill your stuff on a… Read more »
Great show! I never gave much thaught to the “special characters” in FoW, nor most games even. This presentations changes my view on them thou. WIll definetly be taking a closer look in my FoW library now! 😀
The XLBS version also very good, btw!
I wish they could do some for polish forces from !st armored.
A personal favourite for me is Van Der Hoyte from Hells Highway
Those panzerfaust trap teams and being able to ignore Riech divided in larger games can be really useful especially as your 88mm’s in this list come from the Luftwaffer